Skip to Content

Month: September 2021

Boris Johnson admits he has six children

CNN By Luke McGee, CNN Boris Johnson has finally admitted that he has six children, a question he has previously dodged in numerous interviews and press conferences. The British Prime Minister, speaking to NBC’s Today show on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, was asked by an interviewer if he had six children, to

Continue Reading

Ohio Senate candidate who compared refugees to alligators is the grandson of refugees aided by resettlement organizations

By Andrew Kaczynski and Em Steck, CNN An Ohio Senate candidate who has pushed strong anti-refugee messages against Afghans and others is the grandson of refugees from Europe who settled in the Cleveland area with the aid of at least two resettlement organizations in the years following World War II. Josh Mandel, a former Ohio

Continue Reading

‘Star Wars: Visions’ brings George Lucas’ galaxy full circle in striking anime shorts

Review by Brian Lowry, CNN George Lucas freely discussed how director Akira Kurosawa’s 1958 samurai classic “The Hidden Fortress” served as inspiration for “Star Wars,” so seeing Japanese anime turned loose on the franchise nicely brings the relationship full circle. “Star Wars: Visions” consists of nine stand-alone shorts, with the best providing a fascinating wedding

Continue Reading

Four bodies found on Polish-Belarus border as spat over migrant crisis worsens

By Antonia Mortensen, Allegra Goodwin and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN Four people have died on Poland’s border with Belarus in recent days, amid accusations that the Belarusian government is funneling migrants to the European Union’s eastern border in retaliation over western sanctions. Three people were found dead on the Polish side of the border after suffering

Continue Reading

FIFA punishes Hungarian Football Federation following racist behavior of ‘numerous’ fans

By Ben Morse and David Close, CNN The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) will play its next FIFA-sanctioned home match without supporters and has been handed a “substantial fine” by football’s world governing body for “numerous” fans’ racist behavior during a recent World Cup qualifier against England. “After analysing and taking into consideration … the seriousness

Continue Reading